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June 17, 2025 | 23:39

Breaking the Silence: Jay Reinstein’s Mission to End Alzheimer's Stigma

In this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer talks with Jay Reinstein, a former assistant city manager in North Carolina, about his 12 to15-month journey involving neuropsychological testing and brain scans before being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at age 57.
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November 21, 2023 | 18:18

Mary Lou Falcone - Breaking through the Silence and Stigma of Lewy Body Dementia

Lewy Body Dementia is the second most progressive form of dementia after Alzheimer's and impacts an estimated one million individuals in the United States. Symptoms

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November 7, 2023 | 14:20

Leigh Callahan, PhD – Breaking through the Silence and Stigma of Alzheimer’s (part 2)

In this episode of BrainStorm host Meryl Comer continues her care partner conversation with Leigh Callahan, a respected epidemiologist and researcher about her journey with

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October 17, 2023 | 16:26

Leigh Callahan, PhD - Breaking through the Silence and Stigma of Alzheimer’s (part 1)

The care partner is the keeper of the secrets and their perspective is essential to break through the silence and stigma of Alzheimer’s disease. In

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October 3, 2023 | 15:17

Dr. Jeremy Nobel - Loneliness and Alzheimer's

Chronic loneliness affects young and old and has been cited by the 21st US Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD as a major

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September 19, 2023 | 9:58

The Alzheimer’s Journey – Stories from Those Who Live the Disease

There is nothing more powerful than the stories of people who are directly affected by Alzheimer’s. This week’s BrainStorm host, Jon Summers, Chief Communications Officer

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